Seven Batwa Families Received New Homes in the Gahinga Batwa Village

Thanks to the generous donation from Steve and Mary Lou Zagorski, seven Batwa families received new homes in the Gahinga Batwa Village. We are grateful for this generous support. The community came together to celebrate the new houses with traditional dance performances. The Batwa are thought to be one of the oldest surviving indigenous people in the Central African Region. In 1991, the creation of Mgahinga National Park required the Batwa to be removed from their home in the mountains. They became displaced in a modern world unfamiliar to them. In 2018 Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust built a permanent village for over 20 Batwa families on 10 acres of land. The Gahinga Batwa Village is funded by Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust, supported by Volcanoes Safaris and donations from lodge guests. Read more about this project here.